The Latest on Cassandra Clare

So as you all know, Clockwork Angel, the steampunky prequel (first of the Infernal Devices series) to The Mortal Instruments trilogy, is out now:

But here’s some news that will make your day – Simon & Schuster has signed Cassandra Clare for books five and six in her bestselling YA series, The Mortal Instruments. Book four, City of Fallen Angels, is scheduled for April 2011. Books five and six – City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire – are scheduled for May 2012 and September 2013 respectively.

Clare is also in the midst of touring to promote Clockwork Angel – here’s her schedule:

September 13-16: as part of the SMART CHICKS KICK IT TOUR:

September 13th, 2010 7 PM @ BOOKPEOPLE, Austin, TX
Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Rachel Caine & Cassandra Clare

September 14th, 2010 7 PM @ B&N THE WOODLANDS, Houston, TX
Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Kami Garcia & Rachel Vincent.

September 15th, 2010 7PM. @ The Refuge (13150 Memorial Dr). Hosted by BLUE WILLOW, Houston, TX
Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Margaret Stohl & Cassandra Clare

September 16th, 2010 6 PM @ Plantation Commons (105 Plantation Cove, Gluckstadt). Hosted by LEMURIA BOOKS, Jackson, MS
Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Jessica Verday & Sarah Rees Brennan

Friday, November 5 2010 7 PM @ Capters Queensway 1950, Toronto, Canada
The Queensway, 1950 The Queensway, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 5H5  Canada
(416)622-2838
With Holly Black

Says Clare: “I know this is a bit shorter of a tour than I normally do; chalk that up to the fact that I am getting married in October and if I took any *more* time away in September my fiance would murder me with a blunt instrument.”

Sorry west coasters – she’s not heading for the Pacific this time around…